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MPs march through two division lobbies either side of the Commons chamber to vote.

Undercover officers will be allowed to commit crime if it protects their identity under the new Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) Bill.

The Scottish First Minister has written to Boris Johnson calling for an urgent meeting.

The criteria for a proxy vote include if an MP is self-isolating, if they in an area subject to a local lockdown, and childcare responsibilities.

The former head of the civil service claimed ministers failed on a number of levels.

According to provisional Home Office figures to the end of August, more than 3.9 million applications have been received.

The app uses Bluetooth to keep anonymous logs of other users in close contact but its success will depend heavily on uptake.

Sir Keir Starmer said the new restrictions were due to a ‘failure of Government’.

The Harrow East MP has been compared to a pilot during his virtual contributions to Parliament.

The Defence Secretary hit out at his Labour counterpart during heated exchanges in the Commons.

Company behind the development talk about the future of the app as it launches across England and Wales on Thursday.

Julian Metcalfe’s criticism is in response to the Government’s latest measures to curb coronavirus.

Julian Knight said the next few months are ‘crucial’ for the cultural and sporting sectors.

Rishi Sunak said in a tweet he would update the House of Commons on Thursday with a ‘Winter Economy Plan’ once furlough finishes in November.

Another 220 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland in the last 24-hour reporting period.

The Labour leader has continued to criticise the Prime Minister’s performance after attacking his record in his party conference speech.

Declan Kearney said the Prime Minister was treating Northern Ireland as a ‘commodity’ in negotiations with the EU.

The drugs were found in the early hours of Tuesday hidden in pallets that had arrived at the Kent port on a vessel from South America.

The First Minister said this would allow people to ‘drink up, to eat up, to bring their evening to an orderly close’.

Michael Gove said the measures were aimed at preventing the prospect of 7,000 lorries queued up due to bureaucracy at the border with France.